The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-26
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FRANCO GERMAN FRICTION STILL
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Sentences of tho Convicted Members
of the Patriotic League Teutons
Made Uncomfortable in Gaul.
Copyright 1887 By Nesc York associated Press.
BERLIN, June 25.-The prisoners Koech-
lin and Block, who were recently convicted
of treason in belonging to the French Pa
triotic League, were to-day transferred from
Leipsic to Magdeburg Fortress, and their
associates, Schitferman and Trapp, to Gratz,
where they will remain until their periods
of detention expire The government has
heard nothing of the alleged application of
France for their release or communication of
their sentence, and no approach at negotia-
lions concerning them has been made in any
form. If the French government had taken
such an unwise step as to ask remission of
their sentences Bismarck would certainly
have ignored the application.
THEIR ONLY CHANCE.
The opinion throughout Germany is that
the prisoners have been leniently treated
and may yet have their sentences modified,
but their only chance of obtaining commit
tation is in cessation of the patriotic league
agitation and in their making a direct APP
peal for mercy to the Emperor. The tone
of the French press in demanding the release
of Koechlin on the ground that he is a
French citizen and officer and was author
lied by the German government to reside
in Alsace-L Lorraine, together with threats of
retaliation on German subjects in France,
tends to melting and increasing the severi-
ties against the French nlalcontents in
Alsace-Lorraine.
GERMANS IN FRANCE.
The position of Germans in France has
bncOYpa 1ipdap social y,a1.socutiou haraiv
tolerabe. They would be hunted out of the
country altogether but for the protection
guaranteed them under the Frankfort treaty,
which debars the French government from
placing prohibitiye impost upon Germans
resident in France. Measures for. the re-
preston OF the French element in Alsace-
Lorraine have been forced upon the Berlin
government, which, however, has never
gone the length of preventing French
citizens from trading with French residents
in the Reichsland. French manufacturers
and traders, so long as they are not asso-
ciated with political conspirators, are
treated there on the same footing with
Germans In France German trades are
now being stamped out.
FRANCES LATEST.
The latest anti German project to which
attention of Berlin officials has been directed
is the proposal before the Chamber of Dep
uties making foreigners resident in France
who may be members of an association hos
tile to French interests liable to fine and to
imprisonment and expulsion. The proposal
is capable of such elastic Interpretation as
to cover all Germans sojourning in France
The measure, if supported by the govern
ment, will be assumed here to be directly
hostile to Germans and will lead to an ener-
getic remonstrance, as a breach of the
Frankfort treaty.
GERMANY AND THE TRADERS.
The official gazette for the Reichsland,
in contradicting French fables about the
suppression of foreign traders and French
manufacturers in Alsace-LolTaine, defines
| clearly what the German government aims
to accomplish. 1t declares that the govern
ments desire is to foster all commercial
activities, and to take only such measures
as may be necessary to maintain the public
peace and weaken influences tending to re-
| tard the reunion of Alsace-L Lorraine with
| Germany. This statement is in harmony
with what is happening in Alsace- Lorraine.
The officials there strictly observe the rule
of noninterference, even in case of notorious
French malcontents, unless acts in defiance
of the law are openly committed. French
business agents are swaIming i'll the Reichs-
land and have the utmost license to drive
their trade, although suspected of often
abusing their facilities.
SOCIAL SENSATION.
The social sensation of the week has been
the verdict of the officers of the court of
honor in the case of Maj. Hinsee, accused of
emitting to challenge to duel his political
opponent in the Reichstag election, who
during the campaign aspersed his honor as
an officer. Mai Hinsee was retired from
| the army on pension and wears two orders
won on the field of battle. He YVES a
progressist Deputy in the late Reich
| stag. He opposed the septennate
| and favored short service sys-
tenn. He became intensely unpopular
| among his former brother officers, who de-
| nounced him during the electoral struggle
as unfit to bear an army title or to wear
| orders. He prosecuted his slanderer in
| court of law, and obtained a successful ver-
| dict, whereupon the staff officers of the
| Guards corps appointed Court of Honor
whose decree deprives Maj Hinsee of the
right to the title of Major and to wear the
uniform of the army.
THE EFFECT.
The Emperor has confirmed the degrade
| ton of Mai Hinsee, although there is a
| clause in the criminal code, applying equally
| to soldiers and civilians, which forbids chal-
longing to duel under penalty Of six months
| imprisonment. This decision puts the stamp
of the highest authority on dueling as a
laudable custom prevailing over the law
forbidding ii.
The Emperor has completely recovered.
Yesterday he resumed his custom of APP
pearing at window to return the greetings
of the multitude that daily gathers in front
of the palace.
FRANCES ARMY BILL.
PARIS, June 25-In the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day discussion of the army bill con-
tinued. M. Rouvier, Prime Minister,
opposed the amendment excluding ecele-
| siastcal students from enlistment. He de-
clared that the government meant to apply
common law to teachers and seminarists.
The governments only anxiety was to Sc
cure national greatness. All citizens, he
said, must be equal before blood tax.
CHEERS The amendment was rejected by
a vote of SS4 to l72. Another amendment
to incorporate ecclesiastical students into
the ambulance service was opposed by Nj.
Ferron, Minister of War, and was defeated
by vote of 1853 TO POI.
ENGI ANO'S YACHT GEES